Kohanim Attending Services at Berkowitz-Kumin-Bookatz Should Not Be Left Standing in the Cold and the Rain

I would like to share a suggestion for improving your service to the Jewish Community. I am sure you are familiar with the Jewish laws pertaining to a Kohen’s coming in contact with or being in the same room as a corpse. Currently, a Kohen who attends services at your chapel and wants to properly observe the laws of ritual purity does not have any suitable facility for sitting and shelter from the elements. I recently found out about a chapel in Harrisburg, PA called Kesher Israel Congregation which does offer those accommodations to Kohanim. Surely if Harrisburg, PA can accommodate Kohanim in a respectful manner, then all the more so a larger, growing city like Cleveland.

By providing appropriate facilities for a Kohen you will be serving mourners at many funerals and perhaps educating many who may be a Kohen and aren’t familiar with the laws of ritual purity. I would appreciate your consideration of this matter.

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Thank you Local Jewish News for publishing this. However, I must have omitted the introduction to the letter – which briefly says;
I sent this note to Berkowitz-Kumin regarding Kohanim – if you agree with my point, then please also contact them and let them know that this is an important issue.
And so, if you agree that there should be accommodations for Kohanim, then, please kindly and gently share your opinion with Berkowitz- Kumin.
Thanks – S. Weiner